The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-12-25
BOGUS MIRACLES EXPOSED.
MME, BLAYATsKY M HER THEosopH-
ICAL HUMBuG&

The society for Psyehieai Research Invss.
lirion-The Prophets Beareen and the
Doubie.nctins shriue-Hsw the Miracles
were D~ono-sone TelLtsis Letters.
The motto Of the Theosophical Society,
that now religious company which Mime. Blavat-
sky and Col. Olcott founded In this city some
twelve years ago. soems. from all that one
learns OF It and its doings, to DO a paraphrase OF
the old adage about ignorance and wisdom rum
ming In a manner thus: Who're their ignorance
is our bliss, tbs worse than folly for us to per-
NIT Thorn to be wise. But with q society formed
for the purpose Of taking up and investigating
scientifically the ghosts and ghost stories OF
our " and our forefathers' times. as Is the
Society for Psychical Research, 1t WINS hardly
to DO supposed that the miracles Of the Theo-
sophists would 20. II not "unwhipt Of justice"
at all events, unsought Of science. 1t must
have caused the superlatively clever Mime.
Blavatsky considerable discomfort when she
learned Of the foundation Of the society:
and when she learned that the two
yesr-old organization thought 1t could not
better devote It's youth than to an
investigation Of the miracles performed by her
and her co-Theosophists, she must indeed
have wished that either she or it-preferably 1t
had never emerged from q chrysalis state.
Whether or not she actually did feel so, she
should have felt that way. for the now society
sent out q Commission to India to investigate
tho miracles OF Theosophy, the report Of which
Commission In Part TX. Of the Proceedings Of
the Society for Psyohical Research explains
and reveals the manner Of working tho The
osophical oracle much more clearly and OK
haustively than any book on Magic Revealed
explains o card trick or an inexhaustible bag.
Tho Commission to Investigate Theosophy
was appointed in May. 1884. and In England
cleaned from various witnesses and books this
Information as to tho Philosophical Society:
There exists In Thibet q brotherhood whose
Members have acquired over nature o power
which ennbles them to perform wonders beyond
the roach Of ordinary men. Nine. Blavatsky
Is a Chela or disciple Of these Brothers tech
nically called Mahatmasl, who are greatly in
able to. cause apparitions OF themselves to ap-
pear where their bodies are not, to communi;
s ssss int1Sllisfs 81 sss With Mbat those he So they d thy wS visit iS snd
snse i now To- f;heos9Ehisss as the proisc-
Having learned these interesting things about
Theosophy, the committee made u report. just
sSpesre DIN IN the fSsp&SE dd gas 6 5Ssasa; n9 SS'egs ia aaeae
ians for Snr ssgttefm per 10 b bsSt, port wfit 81 ser ia ! mS 1ss-
held positions of trust at the Headquarters Of
the Theosophical Society for some years, but
General ssSp c eaPe,iie Of t the society o. ct ] "A ffih tssaI le ea enS
4 genuine, unauestionably implicated Nine.
fs sapIaisSt II " ssfRn s. RGSsyt to d RsSia1sss m Phs% se
be In whole or part ,forgeries, To verify them.
Il possible: one Of the committee, a Mr Hodg-
at It's home, returned to England IL April, 1885.
SKY and her Society as above mentioned.
Mr.. Hodgson found that, the editor oil, tho
Shristidn College Magazine, had submitted the
Madras contained, who had pronounced them
genuine; he himself submitted, them, together
and various letters from various Mahatmas, to
ths Leading ding , experts t,, In En aIa a. wh m.b all de,
letters were written by the founder Of the SO.
oiety. Nine. Blnvatsky.
The Blavatsky letters are given be-
He lives, in Thibst. according to the mad ame:
be searched from end to end without finding
2aEher him or his abiding place Marquis"
co MseaH1se'cc h are nlsfna on c fS5 MS; sad Is Nine me-
The first letter was written by Nine. plavat-
6ctoSsr. 1858:
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Yer ihs aSths Friday. WIN You 60 up % d. shrine and
would reach me about 4 or5 in tho afternoon, same day,
Your conversation with Nj. Jacob sassoon reached
com saan .ss f Si%ssif w wlsh !h %s sss|.t hnd she h ne.si sSu b4S.n to
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Translation of the French: I will do all the rest This
will cos, four or Ave rupees; that makes no dinerencel
Mime. Coulomb showed Mr.. Hodgson the en-
Poona, Oct u. and Madras, OCT. I'D. She also
showed him an Official receipt for a telegram
s sras, e Oct the 49, S"% 70 & 2f RsBBn iaHaisky. %h iFSm o Mn.
tanned the same number OF words as the above.
Tie n9Xt letters give Instructions to the Cou;
lombs about n saucer trick, which was played
with success. But before tho letters may be
nlased the account OF the "~phenomenon" writ
D BE- aliSsa; 49, 1883: aD'''n'' In Inc l"e0'o'"''' Tor
a! IN ,hs IN .ss q Of x A%sSs;s painting | y Il I'D s shs nsah,
s. sG9 e.. ' GSsias is.pi. 's'' SA in i ta S,r'p HS asa S SaiiS a,Ssn MsS
; ssSaed S NJ stairs ln. iS 3 sSss nd ,Rs s..fin sn; ma Inspect - psni6 ,Gs r.,
: .ssss thai 'nsn q sp saipa In ray go a'' inside sa' r ss' d 5s'l 80 70 sd Gs,
&. w sAs ssri s!..y 4n 9. lsan aSsus ssa' asxs "nG Il. f &. sSs s ssI1:
:s S \ is%% s;sfi S ~ aIss, ~: ". 4sstSsa, s g a n S.!a;
huie article OF Mme. Blnvatskys.- ana her husband
wac ON his knees collecting tho de5rtS ] remarked IL
would be necessary to obtain some china cement and
nix, h., Try z, 10 restore tie ;ragmsnis TTh,srenpon A.: cou:
Mels ear.iT!iy co;lestsd and placed tied in 4 cloth With
aavalsnksr. tlc Joint Recording Secretary n the 50.
ten Feet away from y, when a.. remarked that Il
Menld easily restore the broken artiele 80. Five
MI; DnmodsE whS during ihis tine seemed wrapped n
n The deere on wsrs ON OPEN .S Sna sure enough q small
is which we read ITO tho small audience present
the devil IS neither SO black nor 80 wicked as he !. gen.
oCL,ssrans The clotl, The china tray was found 20 Be whole
y, ~ , Il may he here observed that Mms;
natars that occur AZ the Headquarters, may be the work
Of tao devil-hence The playful remark OF the MshatmA
who came TO her rescue
After this ingenious account. the letters read
very Interestingly.
/ IA slsn elers Annie; vSus n,avs1 pas bssoin q, AZ
presence DO personnes Out sont respsctable. besides our
own familiar NUN Je yous supple do 10 fare b In pre-
micro occasion.
y Cher Monsieur coulomb: c'est 10 crois celia que yous
deyex svoir; lsefeS done 81 yous eroyez. Que celia va re-
nqsss soulement Celia mariie In peine-Car Ia soueoupe
Al AAN sITa ali -BIal